Conceptual Artist, Emily Ryalls studied BA(Hons) Photography at the University of Huddersfield and since her graduation in 2019, Ryalls’ has been regarded by Phoebe Kiely as ‘One to Watch’.
Throughout her degree Ryalls practiced routed intersection of photography as a performance. She is particularly drawn to three key concepts of non-exploitive performance art: her love for pushing the boundaries of the definition, working collaboratively, and removing the photographer, subject relationship divides. Performing in front of the camera and her love for photography has become a way for Ryalls to connect with the subject and their story, exploring how the camera can be used to document a moment. Ryalls has always been passionate about analogue photography, the click of the shutter and visualising each frame by frame.
Ryalls’ currently works at the Wakefield ArtHouse, creating personal work alongside employment. in 2020 she self-published a series entitled ‘Spilt Milk’, which explores women’s healthcare, chronic illness and the huge frustration held towards the saying ‘you don’t look ill you look fine’ – visualising the subvisual. Ryall’s personal approach to this is based on her memory of the doctor’s statement, ‘well, it’s done now, let’s not cry over spilt milk’, revisit her own experience and turns these memories into prints.
‘The Burial, 2020’, a continuation of this project, which was curated throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic, captures the moors landscaped in which she visited multiple times. Incorporating Bronte writings allowed Ryalls’ to connect with the space and specific connotations and avenues associated with the landscape, such as her love for literate, her childhood, and the burial of her medical notes. Geographical components represent the fine lines she used to walk and the challenges she provided health care professionals with.
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